Joey Valenti

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playername= Joey Valenti
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|8|29
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position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1986-1989
youthclubs = Duke
years = 1989-
1992-1993
1993
1993-1995
clubs = St. Petersburg Kickers
Greensboro Dynamo
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Carolina Dynamo
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03 (0)
48 (3)
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Joey Valenti (born August 29, 1966) was a U.S. soccer midfielder who played on the U.S. team at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

Valenti attended A. P. Leto High School in Tampa Bay, Florida. In 1985, he was selected to play for the U.S. at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=194426/index.html FIFA player profile] ] Valenti and his team mates went 1-2 in the group stage and did not qualify for the second round. In 1986, he entered Duke University, playing for the Blue Devils’ men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1989. His freshman year, Duke won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship [ [http://www.goduke.com/pdf2/41628.pdf?ATCLID=560329&SPSID=22558&SPID=1838&DB_OEM_ID=4200 1986 National Champions] ] and in 1988, Valenti was selected as a first team All American garnering second team honors in 1989. In 1989, Valenti was the 1989 U.S. Open Cup MVP as his team, the St. Petersburg Kickers took the title. In 1992, Valenti signed with the Greensboro Dynamo of the USISL, playing for them in 1992 and 1993. In the summer of 1993, Valenti played three games with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm 1993 APSL Statistics] ] He then returned to the Dynamo, now known as the Carolina Dynamo, playing with them until 1995. Valenti played 48 games, scoring 3 goals, over his four seasons with the Dynamo. [ [http://www.carolinadynamo.com/downloads/2005PlayerStats.pdf Dynamo All Time Player Roster] ]

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